Bowie-Cass Electric Cooperative and solar
Bowie-Cass Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 34,727 homes in Texas. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is a close call.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 13.8¢13% below Texas average
- Typical bill
- $1601,154 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~43%No statewide net metering
- Typical payback
- 15.7 yrs4.6 kW, cash
Export rules for Bowie-Cass Electric Cooperative customers
No statewide net metering (Texas rule).
Texas has no statewide net metering. In the deregulated ERCOT market you pick a retail electricity provider, and a few offer 'solar buyback' plans (typically 3-9 c/kWh, some match retail). Municipal utilities and co-ops set their own rules, e.g., Austin Energy's Value of Solar credit.
Solar for a typical Bowie-Cass Electric Cooperative home
| System | 4.6 kW (51% of 1,154 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $13,160 |
| First-year savings | $825 |
| Payback | 15.7 years |
| 25-year net | $10,265 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 388
- Share of customers
- 1.1%
- Residential solar capacity
- 4 MW
- Residential customers
- 34,727
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Bowie-Cass Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Bowie-Cass Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Bowie-Cass Electric Cooperative follows Texas's rules: Texas has no statewide net metering. In the deregulated ERCOT market you pick a retail electricity provider, and a few offer 'solar buyback' plans (typically 3-9 c/kWh, some match retail). Municipal utilities and co-ops set their own rules, e.g., Austin Energy's Value of Solar credit.
How much does electricity cost with Bowie-Cass Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 13.8¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,154 kWh a month, a bill of about $160.
Is solar worth it with Bowie-Cass Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 4.6 kW system costing about $13,160 pays back in about 15.7 years, with $10,265 net over 25 years.
How many Bowie-Cass Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 388 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 1.1% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Bowie-Cass Electric Coop, Inc (EIA ID 2049). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.